Too late.
what I have to say a lot people around me are saying and I wanted to share it with Free Republic
Bullshit.
1. His first remark (and only unscripted one) said he would "find the folks who did this" Actually used the words "folks" to describe these monsters. What an understatement. Even that pipsqueak Tony Blair used "eradicate this evil." Not exactly Lincoln, or FDR or JFK. Even though the moment requires someone like that.
Words do not count for much. Actions do, (you moron).
2. At a time of national crisis, he gave the appearance of hiding. First in Louisiana and then in Nebraska. I know the Secret Service was moving him around according to pre-established procedures, but a real man would stopped them and returned to Washington immediately.
The Whitehouse and Airforce 1 were targets, as you doubtless know. It would have been irresponsible to return to Washington under the circumstances. I will grant you that Peter Jennings agrees with you. That should be some comfort.
3. Once he returned to Washington, he gave a weak and uninspired speech. Obviously it had been written for him by committee - so bland and bureaucratic it sounded.
Again with the words. You need Clinton to lie to you so you will feel better.
4. Now using words like "evil" and "mass murder," he carefully did not say it was an "act of war." Preferring instead to "bring them to justice." Certainly, a carefully calibrated policy statement. Lots of loopholes in that one. Is he going find a few people and try them for murder, while the rest of the terrorist apparatus stays in business?
Not everyone parses words like your hero Clinton. Honorable men say what they mean. You don't have to guess at it.
5. The next day, after the polls showed that 90% of Americans felt it was an act of war, Bush starts calling it an "act of war."
Parsing words again. You really are into speeches, aren't you.
I actually have a lot of confidence in his (his father's) national security team.
Damning with faint praise. Can't put the petty politics aside for even a day, can you? You make a good Democrat.
Spot on assessment--except I'd change it to Clinton Democrat. Any decent American with an inkling of a soul, even a Democrat would be enraged to the point of beating the crap out of any one around them that would make such stupid, baseless statements at a time when thousands of innocent Americans suffered an horrendous death and when the lives of millions of innocent people are scared forever. If this person had any decency he wouldn't have posted the supposed "perspective" of those sick, wacked out, perverted pals. Even worse is that people like Peter's Lemmings on the major networks are still taking cheap "get-even" potshots at GW, rather (no pun intended) than help the nation get throw this. More proof of what a severe mental disorder liberialism really is.